OAKLAND, Calif. — The deeper the White Sox sink, the more apparent it becomes that they will be sellers at the Aug. 1 trade deadline. To what extent remains to be seen. They still have time to decide.
Right-hander Lucas Giolito has been the best starting pitcher on a woefully underwhelming 37-49 team and would be an asset to a contender needing to bolster its rotation. With his contract expiring after the season and sending him into the free-agent market for the first time, a market potentially offering the kind of rich, lengthy deal the Sox historically are unwilling to make for a pitcher, Giolito could be one of the first to go.
